VOICE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20170154629A1
• Filed: 10/19/2016
• Published: 06/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LU, XIN, ZHANG, YU-YONG
• Granted Patent: US 9,966,076 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/227 of the speaker; Human-factor methodology

Abstract

A voice controlling method including determining a generating location of the voice signal when the voice signal is detected by one of a plurality of voice collecting devices. First voice collecting devices are determined from the plurality of voice collecting devices according to the generating location of the voice signal. Each of the first voice collecting devices is controlled to collect voice signals to obtain a plurality of collected voice signals. Once one or more preset voice commands are obtained by identifying the plurality of collected voice signals, a plurality of target devices are controlled to perform corresponding operations according to the one or more preset voice commands.

Claims

1. A voice control method for controlling a plurality of target devices using a voice control device, the voice control device being connected with a plurality of voice collecting devices that are installed at different locations of an area, the method comprising:

controlling each of plurality of voice collecting devices to detect a voice signal generated in the area;

determining a generating location of the voice signal when the voice signal is detected;

determining first voice collecting devices from the plurality of voice collecting devices according to the generating location of the voice signal, wherein the first voice collecting devices are located within a predetermined range from the generating location of the voice signal;

controlling each of the first voice collecting devices to collect voice signals and obtaining a plurality of collected voice signals;

extracting one or more preset voice commands from the plurality of collected voice signals by identifying the plurality of collected voice signals, and obtaining the one or more preset voice commands; and

controlling the plurality of target devices to perform corresponding operations according to the one or more preset voice commands.

2. The voice control method as claim 1, further comprising:

determining second voice collecting devices from the plurality of voice collecting devices according to the generating location, wherein the second voice collecting devices are outside the predetermined range; and

turning off the second voice collecting devices.

3. The voice control method as claim 1, further comprising:

presetting one or more voice commands;

presetting an operation rule of the one or more voice commands; and

sorting the one or more preset voice commands based on the preset operation rule to obtain sorted voice commands.

4. The voice control method as claim 3, further comprising:

setting priority levels of voice commands of different user.

5. The voice control method as claim 1, further comprising:

gathering a number of times of a user operates each of the plurality of target devices in a normal mode;

gathering corresponding operating time point when the user operates the each of the plurality of target devices in the normal mode; and

when the number of times of the user operates one of the plurality of target devices in the normal mode at one operating time point is greater than a preset value, or when the number of times of the user operates the one of the plurality of target devices in the normal mode during a time period is greater than the preset value, automatically generating a voice command corresponding to the operation of the one of the plurality of target devices.

6. The voice control method as claim 5, wherein the normal mode is defined to be a mode that the one of the plurality of target devices not voice controlled by the user.

7. A voice control device, being connected with a plurality of voice collecting devices that are installed at different locations of an area, comprising:

at least one processor;

a storage device that stores one or more programs, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

control each of plurality of voice collecting devices to detect a voice signal generated in the area;

determine a generating location of the voice signal when the voice signal is detected;

determine first voice collecting devices from the plurality of voice collecting devices according to the generating location of the voice signal, wherein the first voice collecting devices are located within a predetermined range from the generating location of the voice signal;

control each of the first voice collecting devices to collect voice signals and obtain a plurality of collected voice signals;

extract one or more preset voice commands from the plurality of collected voice signals by identifying the plurality of collected voice signals, and obtain the one or more preset voice commands; and

control the plurality of target devices to perform corresponding operations according to the one or more preset voice commands.

8. The voice control device according to claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further caused to:

determine second voice collecting devices from the plurality of voice collecting devices according to the generating location, wherein the second voice collecting devices are outside the predetermined range; and

turn off the second voice collecting devices.

9. The voice control device according to claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further caused to:

preset one or more voice commands;

preset an operation rule of the one or more voice commands; and

sort the plurality of voice commands based on the preset operation rule to obtain sorted voice commands.

10. The voice control device according to claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is further caused to:

set priority levels of voice commands of different user.

11. The voice control device according to claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further caused to:

gather a number of times of a user operates each of the plurality of target devices in a normal mode;

gather corresponding operating time point when the user operates the each of the plurality of target devices in the normal mode; and

when the number of times of the user operates one of the plurality of target devices in the normal mode at one operating time point is greater than a preset value, or when the number of times of the user operates the one of the plurality of target devices in the normal mode during a time period is greater than the preset value, automatically generate a voice command corresponding to the operation of the one of the plurality of target devices.

12. The voice control device according to claim 11, wherein the normal mode is defined to be a mode that the one of the plurality of target devices not voice controlled by the user.

13. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a voice control device, causes the processor to perform a voice control method for controlling a plurality of target devices, a plurality of voice collecting that are installed at different locations of an area being connected with the voice control device, wherein the method comprises:

controlling each of plurality of voice collecting devices to detect a voice signal generated in the area;

determining a generating location of the voice signal when the voice signal is detected;

determining first voice collecting devices from the plurality of voice collecting devices according to the generating location of the voice signal, wherein the first voice collecting devices are located within a predetermined range from the generating location of the voice signal;

controlling each of the first voice collecting devices to collect voice signals and obtaining a plurality of collected voice signals;

extracting one or more preset voice commands from the plurality of collected voice signals by identifying the plurality of collected voice signals, and obtaining the one or more preset voice commands; and

controlling the plurality of target devices to perform corresponding operations according to the one or more preset voice commands.

14. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, further comprising:

determining second voice collecting devices from the plurality of voice collecting devices according to the generating location, wherein the second voice collecting devices are outside the predetermined range; and

turning off the second voice collecting devices.

15. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, further comprising:

presetting one or more voice commands;

presetting an operation rule of the one or more voice commands; and

sorting the plurality of voice commands based on the preset operation rule to obtain sorted voice commands.

16. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 15, further comprising:

setting priority levels of voice commands of different user.

17. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, further comprising:

gathering a number of times of a user operates each of the plurality of target devices in a normal mode;

gathering corresponding operating time point when the user operates the each of the plurality of target devices in the normal mode; and

when the number of times of the user operates one of the plurality of target devices in the normal mode at one operating time point is greater than a preset value, or when the number of times of the user operates the one of the plurality of target devices in the normal mode during a time period is greater than the preset value, automatically generating a voice command corresponding to the operation of the one of the plurality of target devices.

18. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the normal mode is defined to be a mode that the one of the plurality of target devices not voice controlled by the user.